Pub History PUB HISTORY – White Hart – Langford 22 May 20192 Mar 2026 THE COMPLETE & UTTER HISTORY OF THE PUB IN LANGFORD, ESSEX One lunchtime in the early 1970s I sheltered from a downpour by seeking refuge in the Chelmsford Public Library.…
Pub History DARTS HISTORY – The Traditional English Pub and The American ‘Invasion’ 22 May 20192 Mar 2026 While they were ‘over here’ helping with the war effort and bringing Britain victory, thousands of servicemen and women from the USA, Canada and other allied countries were stationed in…
Books… The Dart League King By Keith Lee Morris 22 May 201928 Jun 2019 Keith Lee Morris is an associate professor of English and creative writing at Clemson University, South Carolina who certainly knows his darts and how to weave the world of local…
News Of The World… DARTS HISTORY – TREVOR PEACHEY 22 May 201918 Mar 2026 When writing for Darts World magazine an occasional series was featured in which I sought out darts champions of the past. TREVOR PEACHEY – 1956 NEWS OF THE WORLD CHAMPION In April more or less…
Players Trina Gulliver The ‘Golden Girl’ Of Darts 22 May 201918 Jul 2019 You might think that to win a World Championship six times in succession in any sport would bring accolades from around the planet, a never ending stream of potential sponsors…
Pub History DART HISTORY – THE TURNSPIT DOG 22 May 20192 Mar 2026 A Brief History of turnspits in the English Public House The kitchen of Country Inn, 1797 showing the Turnspit Dog Many years ago when my wife and I were first…
Ladies Darts… Viv Dundon 22 May 201918 Jul 2019 As an ‘Essex man’ it would be wrong of me not to put something on my website to do with the Essex squad, so here to kick off is some…
Darts History… WALK ON GIRLS (AND MEN) 22 May 201921 Dec 2020 WILLIAM HILL WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ALEXANDRA PALACE,LONDON PIC; (c) LAWRENCE LUSTIG PREM ROUND WALK ONS. Used with permission.) Glamorous walk-on girls became a popular feature and fixture of every…
FAQs Why 501? 22 May 201931 Oct 2019 The very first games of darts consisted of throwing three darts and the highest score with those three darts won the game. But then things became a little more sophisticated.…
FAQs Why Three Darts? 22 May 201916 Aug 2019 In June 2004 I received the following e-mail from a visitor to my web site. “Hello Mr. Chaplin, Could you please tell me why we only use 3 darts in…
Dr Patrick Chaplin 